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mootest

mootest is the superlative form of moot.

Meaning of moot

Adjective

moot (comparative more moot, superlative most moot)

  1. (rare, current in UK) Subject to discussion (originally at a moot); arguable, debatable, unsolved or impossible to solve.
    • […] :indeed we were obligd to hawl off rather in a hurry for the wind freshning a little we found ourselves in a bay which it was a moot point whether or not we could get out of: […]1770, Joseph Banks, The Endeavour Journal of Sir Joseph Banks, January 4, 1770 (published 1962)
  2. (Canada, US) Being an exercise of thought; academic.
  3. (Canada, US, uncommon) Having no practical consequence or relevance.
    • That point may make for a good discussion, but it is moot.
    Synonyms:
    irrelevant, obsolete

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Questions about mootest

What is mootest the superlative form of?
Mootest is the superlative form of moot.

Words near mootest in the dictionary

  1. mootchies
  2. mootchy
  3. mooted
  4. mooter
  5. mooters
  6. mootest
  7. moothill
  8. moothills
  9. mootie
  10. mooting
  11. mootings

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